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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Hon. Andy Burnham" <andyburnham79@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <burnham_444@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:54:13 -0600
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE


Dear Friend,

I am The Rt Hon. Andy Burnham MP,(Chief Secretary to the Treasury UK) I was a member of a committee that brokered a deal between EPE (UK) Ltd, an oil filtration company and Russia during the regime of Tony Blare who just stepped down for Gordon Brown our new Prime Minister.We the committee members had an over invoiced amount of ₤14,000,000.00 which we had kept aside for ourselves but could not share immediately. The Change of the office of the prime minister has presented an opportunity for us to share the money amongst ourselves hence my contacting you.

My share of the booty is (₤1,750,000.00) one million seven hundred and fifty thousand GBP.Due to my possition as an MP in UK here. I can not invest the money here or have a foreign account hence I am seeking a reliable person who will receive this money on my behalf for investment purposes.The money wasdeposited in a non investment holding account with a bank here in UK.

I am sincerely seeking your assistance to receive this amount. Please if you can assist in investing this fund in any good investment in your country or any Country of your Choice but not UK.If you agree to help, you will be entitled to 10% of the total amount while we will agree on the your commission on theinvestment later.

If you are willing to assist, get back to me with Your full Name,Address and contact details.
The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
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